When you move to a new city, it can be hard to find your crowd. That task is made even harder the more complex your identity is.
The population of the greater Tokyo area is approaching 40 million and while it is possible to make ...

If you wanted to pinpoint the moment Cero broke the glass ceiling of Japan's indie music scene, it would be March 7, 2016. That's when the group — still cresting on the buzz generated by its "Obscure Ride" album the previous year — performed ...

Club music usually gets you pumped up for a night out. Music about clubs? Those songs are just as likely to focus on the come down from the good vibes: There's Robyn being ignored in the corner on "Dancing on My Own" or Morrissey ...

Kom_I, the lead singer of electro-pop trio Suiyoubi no Campanella, could very well be the personification of the term "free spirit."
But before we get into her artistic exploits, a few things need to be made clear: She keeps her real name a secret and ...

Sony Corp. said it has acquired Britain's dance music label Ministry of Sound Recordings Ltd. in a bid to enhance content for younger consumers in its music entertainment business.
Ministry of Sound Recordings originated from a nightclub in South London and was founded in 1993, ...

Seiho Hayakawa knows how to work a room. After his show at Black Bear Bar in Brooklyn — a performance that saw him thrashing his long hair back and forth to electronic beats — the Osaka-born musician takes a walk through the crowd. He ...

With new venues such as Contact and Sankeys opening their doors in Tokyo this spring, there is hope for a resurgence in the underground electronic music circuit in 2016. But with a glut of EDM mega-bashes, the festival scene for mature dance music fans ...